Christmas animals needlepoint patterns

Animals for Christmas, among them three penguins singing carols, reindeer and a nutcracker with a squirrel on his shoulder.

The penguins stand shoulder to shoulder and face front, touching along their flippers so that they are one group. They are drawn in several styles. The reindeer comes in two designs and the nutcracker in one. All are four inches square on 18 mesh. Levels run from beginner to advanced, and every one takes seven colors or more, so sort the colors first; begin early if they are for this Christmas, because finishing takes time too.